Kiser have launched their latest line and I’m really impressed, pretty much every design is on the money, although some of them are just asking for trouble.

I really like their hoodies, I especially like that they’ve released hooded options for many of their new tee designs. There’s a lot of gold foil going on too, I don’t know if it’s real gold like Chateau Roux were selling a while back, but it’s still a good look for their large logo/crest style designs.

Costiness=$65 URL

(the whole range is also available through Karmaloop’s Kazbah, prices may be a bit higher, but shipping’s free so you’ll have to play around to find your best deal)

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I’ve always wanted to use an ‘x’ in my titles, so I’m glad that Karmaloop collaborated with Triko to produce what is actually quite a nice hoodie, so I’m not just posting this so that I can feel like a streetwear blogger. Let’s blurb it out:

And there’s only 74 of these bad boys around, so if you want it…. get it. If you were wondering about the front of the hoodie, it’s a fairly standard logo above the left breast affair, but the back easily makes up for the lack of frontal action.

$165 URL (Coupon Code AS7594 gets you up to 20% off, and puts a little something in my pocket too)

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Disaster Clothing: Worth checking out, this Italian outfit has some cool single-colour prints, although I wouldn’t chance wearing any of their designs if I was going anywhere near an airport.

A Better Tomorrow: As usual, my weakness of not knowing German (that I intend to fix after ‘Beginners’ Japanese’) means that I may well have got this wrong, but I think that ABT are selling tees from their design competition for the bargain price of €10 a piece. I don’t know if this is really news, but it’s welcome either way.

Teetonic: Three quality winners from the Brit-based design competition, my personal fave is ‘Perfect Bait‘, partly because the artist actually uses the word ‘diptych’ in his description. They also recently launch an affiliate/street team programme with the ever-so-witty name of ‘Freetonic‘, basically, if 10 tees are sold through your unique code than you’ll get a free tee, which I’d say is a pretty fair deal. Lastly in this little roundup of teetonic news, they’ve dropped their price to £15 for a tee (I think it was £18 before), which is reasonable for a British company considering our strong currency.

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Y’know, I’m about one more valentines based hoodie and/or sale away from getting depressed, but I know some of you aren’t as desperately lonely as I am, and so do the Threadless team, because if you buy two tees of the same design you get $10 off (sale ends Monday 5th Feb.). Come to think of it, hasn’t it been a while since they’ve had one of their legendary $10 sales, I’m pretty surprised they didn’t have one to clear out the old stock before moving over to their own stock brand. I guess you can all still make do with using “Russjob” and “HUBDAWG” as coupon codes for $3 off your order.

This weeks pick is pretty tough, for a change I actually like them all (although the Select tee feels more like a web design project than a wearable). Let’s break it down:

• A Choice you need to make: I think the image is awesome, pure Threaldess, but it just looks a bit awkward on the tee, perhaps because of the prominent block of colour that makes up the wall.
• Secret Love: Oh my God, how brilliant would it be if someone bought two of these, gave one to their secret admirer anonymously, and then the two met each other in a bar one night wearing the same tee? If I don’t see a short film with this exact plot on YouTube within the next month I’ll be pissed. Actually wait till YouTube start revenue sharing then gimme some cash!
• I Can’t Draw: I do like this, it’s quite endearing in a way unlike most Threadless designs, probably because it isn’t so polished. Although, if you want cameras on a hoodie, I’d go with Oddica.
• Gold Rush: I’m in two minds about this one, the image is well done, but could it have been used as an opportunity for a bigger print? Or would that have just led to needlessly large amounts of joke items in the ground?
• Paper Airplanes: No big surprise that this is my favourite, since it’s the post picture. I’m not really one for hearts and mushy designs (though the archives would probably prove me different), but the kid holding his arms out really touches me, and the simple style really helps the overall emotional conveyance.

Also, how great are Threadless’ product shots this week? I think a lot of companies should be doing similar things with their products shots, after all, they’ve printed the merchandise why not have some fun with it?

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I’m not usually one for posting something that could have religious connotations, this blog doesn’t have the cajones to enter into such debate, but how freakin’ awesome is this image?

I reminds me of something that Banksy might stencil onto a rail bridge, although I should point out that the quality of printing on this hoodie is probably rather higher someone with a can of spray-paint on a cold night in London.

You all still love anything to do with skeletons, right?

Costiness=$48 URL (forgot to add the link, sorry!)

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Is it just me, or does this jacket look like it comes from the near future, where we all wear the same clothes (except the leaders have gold piping on theirs)?

I like the shape, the way that the fitted body contrasts with the drape-like style of the arms, and having the points on the cuffs is a nice little touch. As is the stitch-on ‘Scifen Survival Unit’ branding above the left-breast pocket, it enforces the dystopian future story that I invented in the intro. One thing that I’m not too hot on is the stitched scifen text over the back of the shoulders, it doesn’t really seem to fit with the nature of the jacket.

Costiness=$160 (well, wool costs!) URL (and yes, you can still get up to 20% off with the following code: AS7594)

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Just so you guys don’t think I was hunting out retro hotties (not that there’s anything wrong with that), I found this through the store owner on stylehive.

And it’s quite the find, I was immediately reminded of Enclothe’s excellent Ghost Ship design, not because of the style, just because they quite obvious both have pirate ships on them… and the placement is kinda similar.

Costiness=$48 URL

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Not too many today, but worth a quick post.

ASA Depot: You want 15% off an order from ASA Depot? Just use the code 15arms and you’ll get just that. (Offer ends in one month)

Toke: It must be wonderful to live in Tokeworld, at least for this month, because everything is 40% off, and if that isn’t enough for you, global shipping is now free. Pretty freakin’ sweet, eh?

T Junction: Adam from HipHipUK has launched a new site all about tee sales and coupon codes, yeah, and you thought I was niche!

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Really quick post tonight because I spent a lot of my day trying to find another hotel to stay at in Tokyo, it was a frustrating search (loads of fully booked hotels) and I’d rather not be on my laptop now, but I really love the crest on this hoodie (and there’s a few nice, subtle touches on the front of the hoodie too, although the price is a bit hard to swallow compared to our usual threads.

Costiness=$136 URL

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Y’know, I didn’t really notice quite how much I liked Owl Movement’s designs until I realised that a post has been dedicated to every hoodie they’ve produced. What can I say, I’m a fan.

Me being a sycophant aside, it’s a really cute image, and pretty well suited to a zip-up hoodie. I love the way that the artist has managed to put so much expression into the animals without actually giving them meaningful faces.

Costiness=$40 (printed on an AA hoodie) URL

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